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What are the adjective counterparts for "sense" and "sensibility" as in Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility?

Would the one for "sensibility" be "sensible"?

What is the one for "sense"? Does it have the same meaning as "rational"?

Best Answer

The word sensible is an adjective counterpart to both words.

From Merriam-Webster:

3b: emotionally aware and responsive [we are sensible of your problems]
4: having, containing, or indicative of good sense or reason : rational, reasonable [sensible people] [made a sensible answer]

So 3b: corresponds to sensibility and 4: corresponds to sense. Isn't English a wonderful language?